A look at the number of state hospital beds in use by patients with COVID-19 (in red), patients without COVID (purple), and the rate of bed availability across the pandemic as more were installed (blue).
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Champaign County increased by nine on Monday to 854.
Among the county ZIP codes, only Champaign’s 61820 had multiple new cases, with three.
The county’s seven-day positivity rate is now 1.2 percent, with 6,004 tests producing 75 new cases.
With 896 new tests processed in the last 24 hours, the county’s daily positivity rate was 1.0 percent.
Of 854 confirmed cases, 742 are considered recovered and 100 are active. The number of hospitalized residents increased by one, to 12.
Here’s an updated summary of Champaign County cases by zip code, based on CU public health data, which doesn’t distinguish between active and recovered:
– 61866 / Rantoul: 188 (until one on Sunday)
– 61821 / Champaign: 154 (top one)
– 61820 / Champaign: 134 (up to three)
– 61802 / Urban: 128 (unchanged)
– 61822 / Champaign: 67 (unchanged)
– 61801 / Urban: 57 (top one)
– 61853 / Mahomet: 44 (top one)
– 61874 / Savoy: 36 (top one)
– 61880 / Tolono: 9 (unchanged)
– 60949 / Ludlow: 6 (unchanged)
– 61873 / St. Joseph: 8 (unchanged)
– 61863 / Pesotum: 5 (unchanged)
– 61875 / Seymour: 4 (unchanged)
– 61843 / Fisher: 3 (unchanged)
– 61849 / Homer: 3 (unchanged)
– 61878 / Thomasboro: 3 (unchanged)
– 61847 / Gifford: 1 (unchanged)
– 61862 / Penfield: 1 (no change)
– 61864 / Philo: 1 (no change)
– 61877 / Sidney: 1 (unchanged)
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The state’s seven-day positivity rate has held steady at 2.7 percent for four days.
VERMILION COUNTY: Most cases in one day
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Vermilion County increased by eight on Monday, the largest increase in the pandemic in a single day.
The new cases include a 70-year-old resident, one in 60, three in 50, one in 40, one in 30 and a teenager, said public health administrator Doug Toole. (Vermilion County does not release genders from those who test positive.)
Nineteen of the county’s 62 confirmed cases are now considered active, with 18 in isolation and another hospitalized resident, Toole said.
Forty-one more people have been released from isolation and two died from the virus.
Toole broken down the confirmed cases by group:
– Connected by family: six groups (one group of four people, two groups of three people and three groups of two people).
– Connected by home: a group of two
– Connected by workplace: A group of five.
As of Monday, he said, So far, 5,739 county residents have been screened for COVID-19, about 7.6 percent of the population.
His advice in the future: “Be smart. Take care.”
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FORD COUNTY: Total cases increase to 32
Ford County added two recently confirmed cases on Monday, bringing its total to 32.
Both residents are women, said the county’s public health department, one 30, one younger than 20.
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A look at the number of COVID-19 tests completed each day (blue), along with the number of positive cases producing those tests (red), according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
DOUGLAS COUNTY: 54th positive test announced
A man in his 40s became the 54th Douglas County resident to test positive for COVID-19, local health officials announced Monday.
Since the start of the pandemic, 1,827 residents have been examined, and only one case remains pending.
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A look at the number of recently confirmed COVID-19 cases reported each day by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
STATE: 738 new cases, 14 deaths
The statewide seven-day positivity rate is 2.7 percent after 738 new cases and 26,918 tests were added Monday.
The Illinois Department of Public Health also announced coronavirus-related deaths of 14 residents, the lowest increase in a single day since March 30.
The deaths spanned three counties:
– Cook County: 1 30-year-old woman, 2 40-year-old men, 1 60-year-old woman, 1 60-year-old man, 1 70-year-old man, 2 80-year-old women, 2 80-year-old men, 1 80-year-old unknown, 1 woman 90 years.
– DuPage County: 1 female from the 80s.
– Perry County: 1 man of 50 years.
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AG DEPARTMENT: Junior shows a go
Jerry Nowicki of our Springfield-based news partner Capitol News Illinois reports:
The state reported Monday that the Illinois Department of Agriculture will host youth cattle and horse shows in lieu of events that would have taken place at canceled Illinois state fairs.
The Junior Livestock Show will be held in Springfield for two consecutive weekends in September: the weekend of September 11-13 for beef, sheep, dairy goats, pygmy goats, and rabbits; and from September 18 to 20 for pigs, dairy cattle and meat goats.
The Du Quoin State Fairgrounds will host a youth horse show from August 29-30 and September 5-6.
“After the cancellations of the Illinois and Du Quoin state fairs, we knew it was necessary to recognize our junior exhibitors who work year-round preparing for the fairs,” said Jerry Costello II, interim director of IDOA, in a statement. “We are excited to offer modified shows that will provide an opportunity for young adults to safely exhibit their animals following the Restore Illinois plan.”
Shows are limited to Illinois residents between the ages of 8 and 21.
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